Haro Tokyo!

Wearing a DIY Scarf dress made by Kit, second to last photo thanks to Haleigh, community manager of Perrier Jouet & blogger (Making Magique)

So yeaahh, Tokyo’s alright.

The mad lady who usually writes here is now sitting in a corner with a cone hat for putting ‘alright’ in a sentence with Tokyo. Hear me out though, practically everything in this blog is categorized into either ‘box of kittens with rainbow tails’ or ‘bag of steaming camel poop’, but you and I both know Tokyo doesn’t fall into either or even that curt space in between, so I believe we’re in desperate need of a new adjective. ‘Alright’ will have to do for now – plus, I’ve booked in six hours of Redbull-fused intranet trawling in hopes of finding something that might trump a litter of kittens (let’s give pugs and pandas a chance) but I’m also open to suggestions. Let me help by saying how fantastic it is to be here. To me, this is the source of my childhood – Dragonball Z, Sailor Moon, One Piece, Detective Conan, Azumanga Daioh… and oh my goodness, POKÉMON. Actually, if we include Pokémon then it’s the source of most of my adult life as well. I also believe I had a successful primary-school education thanks to some genius at the TV station who thought it was a good idea to play Dragonball Z at 7:30 in the morning which meant my brother and I got up like clockwork and didn’t stage morning coups with the alarm (aka mother). Nowadays I don’t even get up for the damn fire alarm. It’s not just that, but growing up a foreigner in Poland meant I permanently carried this silent heart longing for a ‘home town’ and so many things in Tokyo reminded me of the frequent dreams I’d have of Seoul as a kid. The journey was 17 hours with a layover in Dubai, but by the time we were out of the airport parking my half wilting body didn’t seem to remember, or mind, as I craned forward determined not to miss a single thing.

A massive thank you to Perrier-Jouët for the most generous invitation; much more to come, keep your eyes peeled!

Oh my goodness. I still desperately want to head back to Japan. I am so excited for you, and I’m also excited to see Tokyo through your lens. So posts loooot of pictures, but mainly: enjoy the trip to the fullest!! :)

What a fancy elevator! Ha, I always long for a trip to Tokyo. Cannot stop thinking how I will eat my bowl of freshly made ramen! And talking about manga/cartoons! Gawd you just remembered me of my childhood (I bet almost everyone’s!) memories.
xo

Wait, this post is too amazing! THAT’S AIRPLANE FOOD?? There’s an Alain Ducasse at the top of the Chanel BUILDING? Tokyo has an Eiffel Tower now? Also I didn’t know you were a Korean citizen. I guess I thought you were Polish. Or British. Or something…

I <3 Belle Epoque. There's a bottle waiting in our cellar for when I finally graduate.

Oh I’m just catching up on your Tokyo posts so far and I so agree about it being like childhood. I grew up with Sailormoon/Dr.Slump etc etc too but all dubbed in Cantonese which is obviously a bit niche and most of my non-Asian friends aren’t really familiar with them. I’ve heard they’re creating a new series of Sailormoon soon. I’m excited!